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Wirelessly charged Kia Soul EV? Not yet, but Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center and Mojo Mobility are developing a 10+ kW charging system with support from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies (VT) program. Fleet of some 5 Soul EVs will…

Much like Volkswagen did this Spring with a lower priced version of the e-Golf (details), Kia has introduced a new base “e” trim level to its lineup, or Soul EV-e if you will. The new Soul EV-e will start at $31,950, which is $2,000 less expensive than last year’s standard “EV” model, and $4,000 less than…

Kia Motors has just announced that it’s gearing up for the launch of the Soul EV in the states of Washington and Oregon. According to Kia, 20 dealers in the Pacific Northwest (12 in Washington and 8 in Oregon) will initially sell the Soul EV. Here’s the rundown of dealerships…

“Introduced last fall, the 2015 Kia Soul EV makes an arguable case to go electric with good utility and the highest EPA-rated range among all EVs not named “Tesla.” Like every car, the all-electric version of Kia’s second-generation Soul has its compromises though, and comes at an awkward time for…

While Tesla Model S was up to the task of competing with arguably the toughest year-over-year comps to be found in 2015, the rest of the plug-in lineup experienced a summer malaise of sorts. For June, an estimated 10,365 sales plug-in vehicles were sold – about 10% lower than last month…

The real start of plug-in vehicle sales in the United States each year have always been a fair-weather thing. Prior to heading into the first month of summer, sales jumped last month to an estimated 11,540 vehicles in May from about 9,000 the month prior. Which begged the question, “Can June top…

A Norwegian Kia Soul EV owner tricked-out his electric car. The result? This sweet carbon fiber-like wrapped Soul that really turns heads. Did some changes to my Titanium Grey Soul EV. I had ordered a black/red, but got the grey one. So I had to do some changes to get…

It’s time once again to take a look at plug-in electric vehicle sales in Canada. Back in April, the Nissan LEAF set an all-time record for single-month sales in Canada with 127 LEAFs sold. Nissan followed that up with a strong 112 LEAFs sold in May. That figure soundly beats…

Before US plug-in sales surged ahead in May, the story had been of minor brands and models stepping out of the shadows to make the headlines. But during May, the “big boys” in the plug-in business all reclaimed their sales turf (and former glory) during the month. For the month, an…

If an award existed for best video reviews of plug-in electric cars, then this guy, Alex on Autos, would surely be the recipient. His video review recipe works. Alex on Autos touches an almost all of the important aspects on the car, while at the same time keep his opinion…

For the past two months, some unexpected players have come out of the blue to post record sales to help EVs post back-to-back gains; first the Fiat 500e in March, then the Chevrolet Spark EV in April. However in May, the traditional big names are back to their normal leadership positions, with the Tesla…

GreenFleetTV presents its take on the Kia Soul EV. The reviewer basically concludes that the Soul EV is perfect, adding that cabin space is exceptional. Mr. John Curtis, who is the reviewer in the video above, is 6ft 4in as he mentioned, and has no trouble at all being comfortable…